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T he Cinco de Mayo holiday commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In Mexico, the observance is not as important as the nation's independence day, September 16. But, just as St. Patrick's Day is a much bigger deal to Irish expatriates and their descendants than it is in Ireland, Cinco de Mayo festivities have become a popular way for Mexican- Americans to celebrate their cultural heritage. Cinco de Mayo or not, it's always a good time to toast one of Mexico's most beloved exports, the margarita. In its classic form— tequila, lime juice and Cointreau or Triple Sec, served in a glass with a salted rim—it is a perfect combination of sweet, salty, sour and bitter. As with so many popular things, more than one person has claimed to have invented the margarita. One story goes that the drink was first concocted by Mexican restaurant owner Danny Herra in 1938 for gorgeous Ziegfeld showgirl Marjorie King. As the legend goes, Herrera dreamed up the cocktail for one of his customers, an aspiring actress and Ziegfel showgirl named Marjorie King who was allergic to all hard alcohol other than tequila. To make the liquor more palatable to his fussy client, he combined The Mysterious Margarita